75: Drive the tiger to devour the wolf

The Yuan Magnetic Spirit is a unique species born from heaven and earth.

It can be refined into a Spiritual Artifact spirit, sealed within mountain-type Spiritual Artifacts or Magic Treasures to enhance their power, and comes with a Divine Ability—the Two Poles Yuan Magnetic Divine Light.

Additionally, it can also be refined into an Incarnation.

“This item is incredibly precious, most suitable for my main body to refine into a third Incarnation…”

The Yuan Lian Avatar looked at the Yuan Magnetic Spirit floating in the distance, his gaze burning.

In reality, all Incantation secret arts have considerable limitations.

Either the Materials are precious and hard to find, or the number of Incarnations is unique.

However, the Yellow Springs Free and Unfettered Wonderful Method has no restrictions on either.

Theoretically, if Gu Changsheng cultivates to a profound level, he can completely emulate the Yellow Springs Great Emperor, possessing millions of living beings with a single thought.

Even if his main body is annihilated, as long as one Incarnation remains, maintaining a trace of his True Spirit, he will have the Opportunity to make a comeback.

Suddenly, the Yuan Magnetic Spirit’s light and shadow flickered, and it instantly vanished into the mountain range.

“To refine a Yuan Ci Avatar, one must find the main body of the Yuan Magnetic Spirit.

The best method is undoubtedly… refining the entire ore vein.”

“It’s time to return…”

A sharp gleam flashed in the Yuan Lian Avatar’s eyes… Many days later.

The Immortal Cave on Yuanlian Island.

Yin and Yang Qi surrounded Gu Changsheng, making his face appear dark at times and pale at others.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth and spat out three True Cores that floated above his head.

They were a demon core, a relic, and a Golden Core.

From the bottle, wisps of silver yuan magnetic profound evil rose.

This Evil Qi ranks among the top-tier Evil Qi, with a single drop weighing a thousand catties.

As Gu Changsheng applied various secret methods, the Evil Qi gradually integrated into the True Cores.

Visibly, the True Cores seemed to have been cleansed, their aura gradually surging, shining brightly.

Whoosh—

The True Cores suddenly expanded, spewing out a trace of black dao karma, which dissolved into the heavens and earth.

At the same time, their grade significantly improved.

Second Grade!

“Finally, Second Grade…”

Gu Changsheng opened his eyes, a smile on his lips.

When he previously condensed his True Core, he had used Black Mountain Qi, Human Evil, Five Elements Evil Qi… to refine his True Core, instantly raising the newly formed True Core to Third Grade.

The higher the grade, the stronger the power of the Divine Ability and Dao methods.

Gu Changsheng estimated that the True Core’s upgrade to Second Grade increased the power of his Divine Abilities by at least thirty percent.

Don’t underestimate a mere thirty percent.

It should be known that the Nine Nether Soul-Seizing Underworld Light and the Five Elements Heaven Evasion Divine Light are already top-tier Divine Abilities.

Both possess the strength to attack beyond their Realm.

A thirty percent increase is roughly equivalent to an improvement of a minor Realm.

Now, even when facing a True Core Perfection old monster, with all his methods unleashed, Gu Changsheng has a good chance of contending with him.

“If it were to be upgraded to First Grade, or even Supreme Grade…”

A hint of ambition gleamed in Gu Changsheng’s eyes.

A First Grade True Core is a top-tier True Core in the world.

To upgrade from Second Grade to First Grade would require an immense amount of Evil Qi, so much that even refining ten large yuan magnetic profound ore veins would not be enough.

Moreover, the more times the same type of Evil Qi is used to refine a True Core, the less effective it becomes.

Initially, refining one bottle yields the best results.

The second bottle might only have half the original effect.

After three bottles, the effect is negligible.

As for a Supreme Grade True Core… Gu Changsheng decisively extinguished that thought.

A First Grade True Core is still nowhere in sight; thinking too much only adds to his troubles.

“The aura of a Second Grade True Core is truly formidable.

Even ten feet away, the fluctuating black Qi makes me tremble with fear.”

A hint of surprise appeared in the Yuan Lian Avatar’s eyes.

According to the grade of the Five Viscera Method, the maximum True Core grade that can be achieved is Third Grade.

For all these years, he had been mining in the yuan magnetic profound ore vein and had no time to cultivate.

Not only had his cultivation and Divine Ability Realm stagnated, but his True Core grade was also a mere Ninth Grade.

With the Golden Core in his stomach, Gu Changsheng restrained his aura, appearing like an ordinary scholar.

“You’ve worked hard all these years.

Especially… to have even obtained information about the Yuan Magnetic Spirit… this is an excellent Material for refining the third Incarnation.”

Gu Changsheng’s eyes were fervent.

“Unfortunately, that ore vein is a large one, and the Yuan Magnetic Spirit has a naturally keen spiritual sense. Its main body is hidden deep within the ore vein and cannot be found at all.

Unless the entire ore vein is refined.”

The Yuan Lian Avatar explained the difficulty.

Refining such a large ore vein would cause a significant commotion, inevitably attracting the owner of the mining area, the True Core Realm great demon Xiao Yue Lang.

In these three years, he had not been solely focused on mining.

He had also quietly gathered intelligence about the nearby demon mountain.

For example, the True Core great demon Xiao Yue Lang also had a paramour, a Jade Faced Fox Lady, who was also a great demon with True Core Realm cultivation.

Another example is that Xiao Yue Lang’s rival is the Xiao Mountain True Core Realm great demon Human-faced Night Owl.

The reason for their enmity is their contention over a certain Qi Lan Moon Osmanthus tree.

The Qi Lan Moon Osmanthus tree blossoms every thirty years, bears fruit every thirty years, and matures every thirty years.

After consumption, the mature Moon Osmanthus fruit can greatly enhance a demon’s cultivation.

It is even more effective for demons who absorb moonlight at night.

Coincidentally, both Xiao Yue Lang and the Human-faced Night Owl are demons who absorb moonlight.

“That Xiao Yue Lang is a naturally unique species, quite capable.

Plus a True Core Realm Yu Mian Hu Niang.

Fighting one against two, I’m afraid I won’t be able to kill them as I wish.

However… if my main body acts, the certainty of a one-hit kill is at least ninety percent.”

“Ninety percent…”

Gu Changsheng muttered, then shook his head: “Ninety percent certainty is not a hundred percent.

There’s still a risk of an unexpected setback.

Moreover… there’s also a Profound Cave Realm demon king in the depths of the demon mountain… To avoid alerting them, it’s better to try another method.”

“Oh, please tell me, main body.”

“This is a plan to drive a wedge between them… We need to make that Human-faced Night Owl take the lead…”

Ten days later.

Wang Yue Cliff.

A towering spiritual tree with azure blue leaves stood on the cliff.

Dozens of moon-white fruits, shaped like crescent moons, hung from it.

They emitted bursts of fragrant aroma.

“These Moon Dew Fruits are so tempting even before they are ripe.

Just a whiff is worth at least three days of cultivation!”

“Hehehe, the Great King said that this time, whoever contributes the most to seizing the Qi Lan Moon Osmanthus tree will be rewarded.

The top contributor will receive a Moon Osmanthus Fruit.

This is a huge Opportunity.”

Many demons looked at the Moon Osmanthus Fruits with fiery eyes, saliva dripping from their mouths.

Unbeknownst to them, in an unnoticed corner.

A grey-furred wolf demon’s eyes gleamed with a different kind of light.

‘Indeed… treasures move hearts.

Mortals and Cultivators are like this, and so are demons.

Thus, they can be exploited…’

Not long after, another group of demons arrived, who were the demon soldiers under the Human-faced Night Owl.

The two factions of demons had been fighting to the death for many years and harbored much animosity.

As soon as they met, the atmosphere was charged with tension.

Soon, under the taunts, it escalated into localized skirmishes.

Suddenly, a decorative battle-axe swept through the Void Realm, cleanly severing the head of a fierce-toothed pig demon, and bright red pig blood gushed from its neck.

The pig demon’s eyes were wide, and its head rolled to the ground.

The leading striped tiger demon’s heart instantly sank.

It wasn’t time for a large-scale battle yet, so why was the fighting so intense today?

At this moment, a deep wolf howl came from his ear.

“Kill them!

Kill all these mongrels!”

“Kill!”

The blood stimulated the demons’ nerves, and their remaining reason was swallowed by their bloodthirsty desires.

Soon, both sides clashed.

As dusk approached, both sides ceased their fighting.

Dozens of demon corpses were left on the ground.

Blood flowed freely, and severed limbs were everywhere, like a scene from a Shura battlefield.